Chocolate matrix factors modulate the pharmacokinetic behavior of cocoa flavan-3-ol phase II metabolites following oral consumption by Sprague-Dawley Rats

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6685-6691

  Neilson, Andrew P ^a,e   Sapper, Teryn N ^a   Janle, Elsa M ^b   Rudolph, Ralf ^c   Matusheski, Nathan V ^d   Ferruzzi, Mario G ^a,c  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kraft Foods R and D Inc   (Germany)

^d Kraft Foods Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Chocolate; Epicatechin; Flavan 3 ols; Phase II metabolism; Sprague Dawley rat

Indexed keywords

FLAVAN 3 OL; FLAVAN-3-OL; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COCONUT; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; COCOS; FLAVONOIDS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 77953172278     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf1005353     Document Type: Article

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